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14th March 2023 ’24/7 Valencia’ GUIDE to FALLAS 2023
Are you interested in folklore? Tradition? Big dresses? If you are, stick around. Valencia has all that and more, during the celebration known as Fallas. Read this and consider yourself armed for the festivities. LAS FALLAS This March 2023, you’ll see these large sculptures being set up at practically every street corner in Valencia. Anything […]
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Music 
16th February 2023 ELECTRO-POP DUO ‘REYKO’ PLAY AT ‘LA SALA’ (VALENCIA) ON MARCH 10TH
The musical duo REYKO, originally from Spain and currently residing in London, will play in Valencia on the 10th of March at ‘La Sala’. The duo consists of two members: vocalist Soleil and producer and multi-instrumentalist Igor. Igor met Soleil whilst seeking an angelic vocalist to help finalise his music production course during his studies […]
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Food 
20th January 2023 WILD MUSHROOM AND ROASTED CHESTNUT RISOTTO
BY HELEN WESTWATER OF ‘LA OLA FRESCA’ With the somewhat chilly nights…here’s a warming recipe to get the taste buds flowing using two of the latest arrivals from the seasonal kitchen, wild mushrooms and roasted chestnuts. One type of Spanish wild mushroom that you will start to see in the fruit and vegetable shops around […]
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Places 
20th January 2023 A VALENCIAN NIGHT OUT AT ‘LA SALA’ IN ‘ZONA CEDRO’
How to spend your Saturday evenings somewhere different in Valencia and away from the tourist spots? Just a five-minute walk from the ‘Amistat-Casa de Salut’ metro station is located a concert venue that is known as ‘La Sala’ in the somewhat studenty and indie and very much local ‘Zona Cedro’ area of town. The venue […]
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Art 
18th January 2023 BLANCO ANYÓ EXHIBITION “LUZ Y MATERIA” AT ‘LA TRINI’
‘La Trini’ is an exhibition space for contemporary art located within the complex of the ‘Real Monasterio de la Santísima Trinidad’ in Valencia. The exhibition “Light and Matter” by the Valencian artist Blanco Anyó is being shown until February 3rd . Blanco Anyó was trained at Escuela de Artes Aplicadas y Oficios Artísticos de Valencia, […]
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Food 
12th January 2023 FOOD! ZEST FOR SALMON FISHCAKES
BY HELEN WESTWATER OF ‘LA OLA FRESCA’ Here is an East hits West recipe that does not involve hot ovens and is easy to make. A firm favourite in ‘La Ola Fresca’, these Zesty Salmon Fishcakes combining potato, fresh salmon, lime and coriander are served with a cooling yoghurt accompaniment that will refresh the palate. […]
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Music 
9th January 2023 ‘TINDERSTICKS’ PLAY ‘LA RAMBLETA’ (VALENCIA) ON JANUARY 10th!
The British band ‘Tindersticks’ begin a tour this week of six cities in Spain to celebrate their 30th anniversary as a band. The itinerary of the tour will be as follows: on January 6, Logroño ( Actual Festival, Riojaforum ); on 7, San Sebastián ( Victoria Eugenia Teatro); on 10, Valencia ( La Rambleta ); […]
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Music 
3rd January 2023 ‘My Way: The Legacy of Sinatra’ at ‘La Rambleta’ on January 12th
La Rambleta cultural centre (Valencia) begins the year with good music on January 12th at 9:00 p.m. with the musical show ‘My Way: The Legacy of Sinatra’, a very special concert that gives recognition to the great voice of the 20th century, Frank Sinatra, directed and produced by the Spanish crooner Javier Botella. Lovers of […]
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Places 
27th December 2022 CHILL OUT IN THE HISTORIC CENTRE AT ‘LA CAVA DEL NEGRET’
Founded in 1996, ‘La Cava del Negret’ is a long-established classic café-bar, set in the historic centre of Valencia. It is a cosy chill out spot, located in the emblematic Plaza del Negrito. It has small marble tables, a decoration that changes with the photography/painting exhibitions by local artists, large windows to the square and […]
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Food 
24th December 2022 ‘TURRÓN’ By Helen Westwater of ‘La Ola Fresca’
Christmas time is not so far away now! Ever wondered how to feed an army? Well, apparently this is how the Moors did it; with the use of energy rich almonds and honey in a form convenient to transport, allowing an instant on-the-move vitality snack and leading to the origin of the Jijona Turrón. Just […]
